CERRA Program Facilitator Position

Greetings, CERRA Network!

Please find, below, an announcement regarding employment vacancies we are trying to fill at CERRA. We appreciate your consideration and ask that you share this announcement with those whom you feel would be excellent candidates for the positions. Thanks!

TO:                  Teacher Cadet Instructors, College Partners, ProTeam Instructors, CERRA Advisory Board members, District Teachers of the Year, Teaching Fellows Campus Directors, National Board Certified Teachers, and other interested educators           

FROM:            Jane Turner, Executive Director

                        Marcella Wine-Snyder, Program Director

DATE:             December 11, 2013

SUBJECT:       Program Facilitator Positions

The Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA) is seeking exemplary educators for a 10-month, part-time position on the CERRA staff as a Program Facilitator for regions one and five of the state. These regions include the following school districts: Region One (Anderson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Cherokee, Greenville; Oconee; Pickens; Spartanburg 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; and Union) and Region Five (Beaufort, Berkeley; Charleston; Colleton; Dorchester 2, 4; Hampton 1, 2; and Jasper). The educators selected for these positions will carry out various teacher recruitment, retention, and advancement activities sponsored by CERRA.

This announcement is an open invitation to members of the CERRA network to consider applying for these positions. Please keep in mind that residence in the regions outlined by the districts listed above will be a strong consideration when screening applications, and preference will be given to applicants who have been heavily involved in the CERRA network. Selection will be based on judgments about the educator’s commitment, initiative, enthusiasm, interpersonal, organizational, and public relations skills. Each position is a part-time position with up to twenty (20) hours of work per week during the academic school year (August through May). The position will require day travel within the region and moderate travel outside the region, including approximately one day each month at the CERRA offices in Rock Hill. All travel costs will be reimbursed by CERRA under the guidelines established by the State of South Carolina.

Attached is a copy of the job description for the Program Facilitator position. In addition to direct involvement with the ProTeam and Teacher Cadet sites, Program Facilitators make site visits to district level administrators who lead and support pre-collegiate efforts for districts and College Partners. Increasing emphasis is placed on recruitment and retention for districts with specific needs.

No application form is required. Interested educators should submit a letter of interest and a rèsumè no later than Monday, January 6, 2014. Those selected for the next phase of the application process will be contacted for interviews, which will take place at CERRA offices in Rock Hill. Interviews will be scheduled for January 21, 2014 in Rock Hill.

If you have questions or need further information, we encourage you to talk to one of the current Program Facilitators to learn more. You may reach us (turnerj@winthrop.edu, winesnyderm@cerra.org), and the Program Facilitators, Arthur Pinckney (pinckneya@cerra.org), Tracie Sweet (sweett@cerra.org) or Todd Scholl (schollt@cerra.org) via email. Phone numbers for each of us are listed on our Web site (www.cerra.org).

Thank you for the many contributions you make to the teaching profession and CERRA’s programs. We look forward to hearing from you by Monday, January 6, 2014.

Please submit letters of interest and rèsumès via electronic submission or hard copy, no later than Monday, January 6, 2014: Marcella Wine-Snyder, Program Director CERRA – South Carolina Stewart House at Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC 29733 800.476.2387, x6062 winesnyderm@cerra.org

Pre-Collegiate Program Facilitator

Major Responsibilities

n  Report to the Pre-Collegiate Program Director

n  Act as an ambassador for the teaching profession

n  Act as a key spokesperson for CERRA in all of its recruitment, retention and advancement efforts

n  Visit regional and state sites to discuss CERRA programs and services, teaching careers, and student loans and scholarships

n  Provide support to network sites and organizations by visiting assigned sites at least once during the year, working with educators by phone, completing correspondence and reports, as needed

n  Work with the College Partners in planning and site support

n  Develop contacts with school guidance counselors and principals by arranging meetings with them during site visits

n  Serve as CERRA representative at receptions, meetings, workshops, regional college days, local forums, workshops and conferences, as requested

n  Initiate the development of program-wide correspondence

n  Update handouts in area of initiative or goals

n  Plan and carry out conferences for students working in collaboration with the colleges and universities

n  Attend career days and educational opportunity days, as requested

n  Make presentations to CERRA stakeholders, as requested

n  Assist in publishing the College Financial Newsletter, as needed

n  Work with researchers involved in evaluating the programs to facilitate the research and evaluation process

n  Participate in staff meetings held at the CERRA offices in Rock Hill approximately one day per month

n  Carry out any other CERRA services, as needed